Rugged Beauty at Denver Art Museum
Denver Art Museum
Rugged Beauty: Antique Carpets from Western Asia
Exhibition runs December 22, 2022 - May 29, 2023
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| Rugged Beauty: Antique Carpets from Western Asia opens a window into the artistic and utilitarian innovationsof weavers, domestic consumption, and the cross-cultural exchanges between present-day Turkey, Iran, and the Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia) from the1500s to the 1900s. | The stories in Rugged Beauty showcase the living traditions of western Asia, a vast and culturally rich region of theworld.Each of the more than 40 objects on display were made by hand, predominantly dyed by hand, and hand-woven using theknotted-pile weaving technique. Though the individual identities of the makers are mostly unknown, the rugs' designs ofrich colors, intricate patterns, and complex symbols reveal a deep history of trade, diplomacy, and foreign relationships. |
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| Fragmentary quatrefoil Ushak carpet, Turkey, 16th century | |
| James F. Ballard Collection lent by Saint Louis Art Museum | |
 | Tabriz medallion carpet, Iran, 16th century, lent by the Textile Museum, Washington, DC |
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| Vase technique carpet, Kerman, Iran, 16th century, lent by Saint Louis Art Museum |
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| Karapinar area rug, Turkey, 17th/18th century, lent by The Textile Museum, Washington, DC | |
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| Polonaise type Safavid era rug, Isfahan, Iran,17th century | |
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| Caucasian dragon variant rug, early 18th century(?) |
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| Caucasian dragon carpet, circa 1700 (?) | |
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| South Caucasian / Northwest Persian harshang palmette carpet, circa 1800, Denver Art Museum |
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| NW Persian palmette rug, Sauj Bulagh, Iran, 19th century | |
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| Karaman area long rug, Turkey, circa 1800 | |
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Western Anatolian (Dazkiri? Mlas?) rug with a medallion and hanging jewelry, 18th / early 19th century | James F. BallardCollection, Saint Louis Museum of Art |
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Silk Heriz carpet inscribed with poetry by the 13th century Persian poet Sa'adi of Shiraz, NW Iran, 19th century |
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| Faraghan Sarouk carpet, Iran, circa 1875, Denver Art Museum |
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Khamseh Tiger rug, Southwest Iran, circa 1900, lent to Denver Art Museum
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| Demerci Kula rug, Turkey, circa 1800 | Bergama rug, Turkey, 19th centur |
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| silk-wefted Qashqai rug, Southwest Iran, 19th century |
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| Caucasian Chelaberd (so-called "Eagle Kazak") rug, Karabagh, 19th century | Armenian inscribed Karabagh rug, 1901 |
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| Caucasian Shirvan long rug, 19th century | Caucasian Shirvan rug, 19th century |
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| Caucasian Karabagh rug, 19th century | NW Perian Senneh pile rug, 19th century |
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| Luri carpet, circa 1900 | Karadag long rug, 19th |
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| Persian saddle rugs, (3 Senneh and a Khamseh | Tribal rugs and trappings |
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| Anatolian yatak 'sleeping rug' 1st half 20th century | Prayer rugs |
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